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LOT 3201
Philip I AR Antoninianus. AD 244-249.
Rome mint; struck AD 244-247. IMP M IVL PHILIPPVS AVG, radiate, draped and cuirassed bust to right / ANNONA AVGG, Annona standing to left, holding corn-ears over modius at feet and cornucopia. RIC IV 28c; RSC 25. Good Very Fine.(2.90gr, 23mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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